如果你被形容为top of the heap那就是说你在财富、权利和能力上都胜人一筹，冠绝群雄。 Minchee is now the CEO at an accountancy firm. I always knew she would get to the top of the heap...

如果有人让你hold your tongue，那意思就是让你闭嘴，别说了，尤其是在你说了不中听的话时。 I‘m going to have to hold my tongue because I keep saying what I think and people get upset...

短语putting out fires通常指在工作环境中解决很多小的问题，问题虽小，但很棘手，需要在恶化前快速解决。 Sorry I didn‘t have time to meet you for lunch today. I was busy at work all d...

如果我们说某事drives you round the bend，意思就是这件事使你感到非常无聊或生气。 Jane‘s brother practises guitar every night for hours. He drives her round the bend. I waited for ...

如果你对艺术、音乐或戏剧特别感兴趣，那么人们可能会把称为一个a culture vulture文化狂热分子。 William‘s going to see three exhibitions and a Beethoven symphony on Saturday. That gu...

the big cheese是一种比喻，指一个组织机构中的最有权势的人，也就是我们常说的大老板。 The big cheese is coming to visit our office today - she‘s the owner of the whole company! I do...

two heads are better than one直译是两个头脑比一个强，其实就是汉语里的人多智广或人多力量大的意思。 I can help you to have this presentation ready tomorrow morning. Let‘s work toge...

如果某人in the palm of your hand，那你就完全的管控了此人。 Elvis Presley was a great performer; he had the audience in the palm of his hand. Joan knew all her neighbours‘ shamefu...

我们可以把低质量的或是不真实的东西称为a load of rubbish。 Did you see that England football match? It was a load of rubbish. They will never win the World Cup. I was really excite...

短语money doesn‘t grow on trees 的字面意思是“钱不会长在树上”，实际想表达的意思是不要乱花钱，因为挣钱不容易。 My daughter Claire wants a car for her 17th birthday, but I can‘t ...